Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Huntingdon County is held at the county jail, run by the HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Huntingdon County public records, Huntingdon County arrest records, Huntingdon County warrants, Huntingdon County criminal records, Huntingdon County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Huntingdon County
The county jail, run by the HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Huntingdon County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff at huntingdoncountypa.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: HuntingdonCounty | Sheriff), phone (814) 643-0880, 430 Penn Street Huntingdon, PA 16652, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (814) 643-0880.
The Huntingdon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 44 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 46 beds, and it ran at 87 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Huntingdon County has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Huntingdon County Jail
The HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff and the agencies that report for Huntingdon and Mount Union make the arrests that end in a booking in Huntingdon County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, five state agencies and one campus police department in Huntingdon County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Huntingdon's 273 for 2025 and Mount Union's 23 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Huntingdon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 296 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Huntingdon County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Huntingdon County serves the sentence in a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Huntingdon County?
Ask the HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff at (814) 643-0880; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at huntingdoncountypa.gov/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Huntingdon County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 46 beds.
What is the phone number for the Huntingdon County jail?
(814) 643-0880, the number on the page of the HuntingdonCounty - Sheriff SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Huntingdon County go?
To a facility of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at inmatelocator.cor.pa.gov.
Is this the official Huntingdon County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.